Nilcéia Freire, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nilcéia Freire

Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1953

Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Profession: physician

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Nilcéia Freire (born 1952) is a Brazilian academic and politician.
After a career as a medical researcher and professor, Freire moved into university administration.
She oversaw graduate studies,and budgetary concerns before being promoted as Dean of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
In 2004 she became a government minister, as the Special Secretariat of Policies for Women.
She served from 2005 to 2007 as the President of the Inter-American Commission of Women.
At the end of her term, she became the Brazilian representative for the Ford Foundation and oversees their programs to promote opportunity and justice for underrepresented minorities.